单词 | to fall pregnant |
释义 | > as lemmasto fall pregnant d. to fall pregnant: to become pregnant. Cf. earlier to fall with child at Phrases 1b.Not commonly used in North America. rare before the late 20th cent. ΚΠ 1813 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. & Surg. 2 234 An operation for which she had submitted to a short time before she fell pregnant. 1872 Lancet 2 Mar. 282/1 The patient very soon falls pregnant again. 1959 L. Longmore Dispossessed 88 A number of my informants stated that girls fear sexual intercourse only because they are afraid of falling pregnant. 1994 Inside Soap Aug. 29/3 In a bid to fall pregnant as soon as possible, she keeps dragging Ron off to the stockroom for a quickie! 2006 Good Weekend (Austral.) 1 Apr. 22/1 (heading) At 17, Alison fell pregnant to Tony, but shortly afterwards they broke up. < as lemmas |
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